Smoking is haraam and invalidates the fast

Some people say that fasting is not invalidated by smoking; because it
is not food or drink. What is your opinion about this?.
Praise be to Allaah.
I think that this is a view for which there is no basis. Rather
smoking is a kind of drinking; in Arabic they say that one "drinks"a
cigarette. Moreover, there is no doubt that it reaches the stomach and
the inside of the body, and everything that reaches the stomach and
the inside of the body invalidates the fast, whether it is beneficial
or harmful, even if a person were to swallow a bead from the masbahah,
or a piece of iron, or anything else, it invalidates the fast.So it is
not essential that the thing that invalidates the fast, or that is
eaten or drunk, should be nourishing or beneficial. Everything that
reaches the stomach is regarded as food or drink. They believe –
indeed they know – that this is a kind of drink, and if anyone says
this then he is being arrogant.
Moreover, I think that the month of Ramadaan is an opportunity for the
one who is sincerely resolved and wants to give up this foul, harmful
habit of smoking. I think that it is an opportunity because he is
going to abstain from it throughout the day in Ramadaan, and at night
he can distract himself from it by means of the food and drink
thatAllaah has permitted to him, and by frequenting the mosques and
attending gatherings of righteous people, and he can keep away from
thosewho have this habit. If he abstains from it throughout the month,
then that will be a great help to him in giving it upfor the rest of
his life. This is an opportunity which smokers should not miss. End
quote.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, Fataawa al-Siyaam

She put a face mask made of honey on her face and some of it got into her mouth when she was fasting

Is it permissible to put a face mask made of honey on the face? Please
note that it does not require more than a teaspoon of honey. I put
this mask on my face in Ramadaan on the basis of a fatwa that I read
which said that it is permissible to put any kind of cream on the skin
or any product so long as it is not swallowed. Some of the honey
entered my mouth and I tasted its sweetness but I did not swallow it.
Did that break my fast?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
There is nothing wrong with using honey on the face to remove
freckles, soften the skin and so on, so long as there is no
extravagance involved.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Some
of my friends use eggs, honey and milk to treat freckles on the face.
Is it permissible for them to do that?
He replied: It is well known that these things are foods that Allaah
has created to nourish the body. If a person needs touse them for any
other purpose that is not impure, such as a remedy,then there is
nothing wrong with that, because Allaah says (interpretationof the
meaning): "He it is Who created for you all that is on earth"
[al-Baqarah 2:29]. The word lakum (for you) includes all beneficial
uses, so long as there is nothing to indicate that it is haraam.
With regard to using it forcosmetic purposes, there are other
materials which may be used for that purpose instead of this, soit is
better to use those. It should be noted that there is nothing wrong
with beautification, ratherAllaah is Beautiful and loves beauty. But
being soextravagant about it so that it becomes a person'smain concern
and he thinks about nothing else,and neglects a lot of his spiritual
and worldly interests for that, is not appropriate, because it comes
under the heading of extravagance, and Allaah does not love
extravagance. End quote from Fataawa al-Mar'ah, compiled by Muhammad
al-Musnad (p. 238).
Secondly:
If the honey entered your mouth and you tasted it without swallowing,
that does not affect your fast. It is permissible for the fasting
person to taste food if need be, then spit it out without swallowing.

And Allaah knows best.

Does not wearing hijab invalidate the fast?

I am a girl who does not wear hijab. Does that mean that my fasting in
Ramadaan is invalid?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The believing woman is enjoined to wear hijab. We have discussed hijab
on this site in the answer to more than one question, and these
answers tackle the matterfrom different angles. Some of them focus on
the ruling on hijab and point out that it is obligatory, as in the
answer to question no. 21536 . Some quote the definitive evidence for
hijab being obligatory, such as the answer to question no. 13998 and
11774 . Some describe theshar'i hijab, such as the answer to question
no. 6991 . Other answers speak of the importance of hijab in the life
of the believing woman.
Secondly:
If a woman does not wearhijab, then she is disobeying her Lord
thereby, but her fast is still valid, because sins, including not
wearing hijab, do not invalidate the fast, but they detract from its
reward, and may cause it to be lost altogether.
What we urge you to do is wear hijab as well as fast, because the aim
of fasting is not merely to give up food and drink, rather the aim is
to fast orabstain from haraam things. Hence the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Fasting is not just
(abstention) from food and drink, rather fasting is(abstention) from
idle andobscene talk." Narrated byal-Haakim and classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami' (5376).
Idle speech refers to that in which there is no benefit.
So let your fasting motivate you to obey Allaah and keep away from
that which He has forbidden.
We ask Allaah to help youto do that which He loves and which pleases Him.
And Allaah knows best.

by hitting or shouting at students?

I work as a teacher and sometimes I have to hit orshout at the
students, because all the teachers do that. I have tried to make
myself not do that, but it happened today. Is the fast invalidated by
hitting and shouting and getting angry? Do you advise me to give up
this profession because of what it leads to of lack of psychological
instability, and it is affecting my worship of Allah because Ifeel
guilty after hitting or shouting? Please note that I would do that
wereit not for my mother who may be upset if I give it up.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Hitting and shouting are not things that break the fast, even if it is
done by way of aggression, so how about if the hitting and shouting
are done forthe purpose of discipline, teaching and directing?
Undoubtedly in that case it is clear that they do not break the fast.
Please see the answer to question number 106473 .
Secondly:
We advise you to remain in this job -- teaching -- because it is one
of the noblest and most important kinds of work, and it is essential
to pay attention to knowledge and teaching, and to make sacrifices for
the sake of reviving our schools and universities and taking them to
the highest levels and most sublime of goals. Try to overcome every
problem you face in your work with wisdom and deliberation, and
consult former teachers who haveexperience.
We ask Allah to guide andhelp us and you in this world and to grant us
success in the Hereafter.
And Allah knows best.